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Qs a. Pat E. Clebarns.
The ffa'bnt Irishman, says a writer in
(Xiiuifibia South Carolinian, seems to have
'toe n the real hero in the fight at Chatta
nooga. It is amazing that so ntiie is knowu
of one who has been twice so severely
Wounded in battle, and who has been so
•rften distinguished for skill as well as he
roism. As modest and as unassuming as
a girl, he has shunned the crowd of para
. sites and puffers, unfortunately too often
found around headquarters. Hence, while
columns are devoted to the exploits of tenth
rate met), hut little has be?u said about
this extraordinary man.
He served for years as a private in the
British army, but being an educated gen
tleman, he emigrated to this country and
began the practice of law at Helena, Ark.
At the breaking out of the present wicked
var, he found no difficulty in arraying him
•elf gainst the North, which had so ruth
lessly prescribed foreigners, and where the
Know Nothing party was so bitter against
them: He entered our service as a pri
vate, but soon rose to The rank of a Colonel.
2a this capacity he was greatly distinguish
ed in the battle of Shiioh and the subsequent
•iege of Corinth.
no was in immediate command at the
battle of Kichmond, Ky., and his able
bandiing of the troops won for us oDe of
fix most complete victories of the war.
Though severely wounded, he remained on
the field until the close of the action. His
•übsequent career in the Kentucky cam
uaignis part of the history of the country,
Wi it is net so well known that to his in
domitable energy is mainly due the saving
of our immense wagon trains at a place
called Big Hill. The wagons were actual
ly being parked to be burned when he pro
posed and executed a plan by which they
Were -carried over the hill in safety.
At Murfreesboro' it was his division
which turned the Yankee flank and drove
U back several miles. Had the other di
visions been equally successful, the whole
«f S etinessee would now be ours. This
heroic body of men was equally distin
guished in the two days’ fight at C' :cka*
maqga, and again behaved with unparalleled
as the rear guard, iu coveriug
Bragg’s retreat from Chattanooga.
The Mobile Register says : The distin
guished subject of the foregoing sketch ia
■oo*7 iu our city. He is a soldier whom
every \irue Confederate should delight to
■knem-
Jt -is* remarkable fact that the career
of ifour of the most renowned characters
-that ever lived closed with some mournful
»o.d -violent death :
after having climbed to the
theights cf smbitiou, and with his
temples bound with chaplets dipped in the
-hlood -of countless nations, looked down
upon conquered world, and wept that
.'theto *7*3 not. another city for him to con
•quer, set a city on fire, and died in a scene
■of debauch.
Hannibal, after having, to the astonish
ment and consternation of Home, passed
the Alps, after having put to flight the ar
mies ot -the mistress of the' world, and strip
ped three bushels of gold rings from the
fingers -of her slaughtered knights, and
made her foundation quake—fled from his
country , being chased by one of those who
-exultingtfy united his nsme to that of God,
and edited him Hanoi Jdual, died at last by
poison administered by his own hands—un
lamected, unwept in a foreign Isfnd.
tCeiHer, after having conquered eight
hundred cities, and dved his clothes in
one mil Hen of his fo*s; after having pur
sued to death ths only rival on earth, was
inis.errfbly assassinated by those he consid
ered h'is dearest friends, and in that very
place the attainment of which had been
nis greatest ambition.
Bonapart, whose mandate kings and em
perors obeyed, after having filled the earth
with the-terror of his name, deluged it with
blcued aud clothed the world with sackcloth,
closed his days in lonely banishment—al
most literally exile from the world, yet
where he could somAimes see bis country’s
banner waving over the deep, but which
«cmid not or would not bring him aid.
Io the Confederate House of Represen
tatives on the 13th inst., Mr. Gartrell, of
Ga., from the Judiciary Committee, report
ed a bill to authorise the suspension of
the writ of habeas oorpus, which was read
a first aud second time and placed upon the
calender. The following is a copy of the
bill:
See. 1. The Congress of tfre Confeder
ate States do enact, That during the pres
ent invasion of the Confederate States, the
President shall have the power to suspend
the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus in
any city, town, or military district, when
ever iu his judgement, the public safety
may require it ; but such suspension shall
apply only to arrests made by the author
ity of the Confederate Government or for
offenses against the same.
Sec. 2. The President shall cause prop
er officers to investigate the cause of all per
sons so arrested, in order that they may
be discharged if improperly detained, un
less they can be speedily tried in due
course of law.
Bring tu all your old Rags io make paper.
The next Campaign.
Under this head the Atlanta Register
says : The Federal plan of the next cam
paign is often a subject of inquiry. It is
surely one oi universal interest arid espe
cially to Georgians. Among military men
the supposition prevail? that three heavy
columns, with the opening of the spring,
will advance from Chattanooga, the one in
the direction cf Mobile; another from
Chattanooga or . Knoxville towards Wil
mington, to flank Richmond; and the third
aud heavier directly South towards Atlan
ta and Augusta, t.o uuite with a force land
ed above Charleston, and assail that strong
hold.
With our knowledge of the character of
Gen. Grant, we do not believe that he will
postpone the,execution ol’ his plans because
of bad roads and wintry blasts. He will
begin his operations just as soon as lie has
accumulated sufficient supplicant Chatta
nooga, to sustain his countless legions on
their way to the Gulf.
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The question is now asked every day,
what will become of the militia officers
now in commission, when the new organi
zation is complete, and the new officers
commissioned ? Will they then, if within
the age, be subject to conscription ? They
will, as they drop into the ranks as privates,
in the new organization, it not elected to
office ; and a private in that organization
within the conscript age, is always rubject
to eonscriptioh. unless h falls wiihiu sonic
of the exemptions in die aril of Congress.
Again, it is asked, are the militia officers
eligible to election to office in the new or
ganization ? Unquestionably they 'are.
They are still militia officers till the new
organization is complete, and till then are
not subject to conscription. In the mean
time they have a right to vote and be vot
ed for in the new organization, and if elect
ed to office and commissioned, they are
still protected.
The same is true of the State Guards,
in service for six months. As their time
will soon expire, and they will drop into
the militia as soon as mustered out of the
Confederate service, the act provides that
they may vote in the elections, wherever
they may b 6, and they are eligiblo to office
in the new militia, if elected, and will be
commissioned.— MilledgeviUe Union.
There have been numerous denials and
lt corrections ” concerning the alleged mu
tiny of Lincoln’s negroes in Fort Jackson, be
low New Orleans. The following throws
some light upon the matter :
The trial of the chief mutineers in the
Fort Jackson negro uprising, publishsd
some time since in the Herald, is now go
ing on, Major Malone)', Ist U. S. Infantry,
presiding over the Court. Nothing defi
nite ha 3 yet been determined upon. It is
supposed, however, a severe example of the
great military sin of insubordination will
be made as a warning to others of the same
color, to the effect that mutiny is not the
proper redress for grievances, whatever
may be their enormity.
HEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Notice to Advertisers.
All advertisements inserted in this paper
without tlie time specified how long they aro
to be inserted, will be continued until a writ
ten order is received to stop them, and pay
ment exacted accordingly.
NOTICE.
ALL persons having claims against San
ford Alexander, deceased, are request
ed to present them to the undersigned, prop
erly authenticated, for payment.
CARRIE ALEXANDER.
Feb. 3, 1864. 16-ts
* NOTI OS."
WILL be sold, on tbc 12th inst., at the res
idence of J. R. Powell, dec’d., in Blake
ly, Early county, the following property to
wit: One mule, one good two horse wagon,
household and kitchen furniture, one good
set of carpenter’s tools, one fine lot of books,
one fine lot of cattlo, and other articles too
tedious to meution. Terms of sale cash.
R. A. J. POWEEL, Adm’r.
- M. W. POWELL, Adnf*x.
Feb. 3, 1864. 16-2 t
Confederate Tax Notice.
TITE will attend at Blakely, on the 15th,
” 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th, and at
Damascus on the 22d, and at Colquitt, on
the 24th, for the purpose of Assessing and
Collecting tax in kind, gross sales, specific
tax, and income.
S. J. DICKINSON,
Assessor.
« ABNEII IIEAIIN.
Collector.
Feb. 3, 1864. 15-11
GEORGIA—~EA~RLY COUNTY.
WHEREAS, Mrs. Caroline Alexander,
'* makes application to me for betters of
Administration on the Estate of Sanford Al
exander, deceased: These are therefore to
cite and admonish all whom it may concern,
to file their objections, if any they have, on
the first Monday in March next, otherwise
said letters will bes granted.
In witness whereof, I have herewith set
my hand and official signature, this February
3d. 1864. JAS.B. BROWN,
Feb. 3, 1864. 16-3 Gd Ordinary.
notice"
,4 FTER this date I will grind at my Mills
jTl_ for Soldier’s Families free of toll.
DAVID S. JOHNSTON.
SaffoM. Ga., Jaa. 6, 1804. 12-ts
Rags fer the News.
We desire very much to procure a quan
tity of Clean Cotton & Linen Rags, that
we may obtaia a sufficiency of paper to
continue the News through nnotltcr volume,
which we will bo unable to do without we
can get Rags to exchange for paper. Wo
appeal, then, to the lady readers ©f the
• News to forward us nil the Ilags they have
ou hand, aud save us still more. We will
certainly be under man)' obligations for
large or small quantities, and besides will
pay ten cents per lb. Then let us have
Rags, and continue our paper.
RAGS WANTED
AT THE
Early County News Office.
THE Proprietor of the Early County News
will pay TEN CENTS per lb. for all
CLEAN COTI ON & LINEN RAGS
delivered at his office, in small or large quan
tities. As it is now impossible for us to
purchase paper unless we furnish rags, ,we
hope our friends in Clay, Calhoun, Miller
cjal Early Counties will each and all consti
tute themselves agents for us for this pur
pose.
give your rags, and save your tags,
Save your good-for-nothing bags—
Bring them to this office, soon,
Bring morning, eve or noon.
From the lriountain, from the vale,
Where the Lingering camp-fires pale,
Where the morning tints the rose,
Where the parting sunset glows,
From the East and from the West,
Jiving us rags and Jo your best.
Bring us scraps of cotton thread,
Bring the night-caps from your head.
Bring the shirt upon your back,
Bring us pieces white or black,
Bring us rags and faring us tags,
Bring us your good-for nothing bags—
Anything, just so "tis clean,
White, or black, or blue or green,
Anything that paper makes,
Every editor now takes,
And will pay yon for your rags,
And your good-for-nothing bags,
Bring them-ift, and bring them soon,
Morning, evening, and at noon.
NOTICE.
AS I must have provisions to feed my
hands after this date, 1 shall require
provisions and produce in exchange for all
articles I have for sale, and also for all work
done at my Mills or Shops.
I have on hand Plantation Iron, Nads,
Flour, Rice, Looms and Spun Thread, togeth
er with many other articles needed. Cotton
and Wool Cards are expected very soon.
I will exchange those articles for Pork,
Bacon, Stock Hogs, Syrup, Lard, Tallow,
Hides, Beef, and all kinds of provisions and
produce. ‘Wilt* allow the highest market
prices, and furnish articles or work as low as
the times will justify. .
My Vlills, Blacksmith, Wagon and Wood
Shops ore prepared to do all kinds of work
ia exchange for provisions.
DAVID S. JOHNSTON.
Saffold, Ga., Jan. G, 1864. 12-ts
Recruiting Notice.
I HAVE been appointed Recruiting officer
for Copt. Maxwell’s Battery of Regular
Light Artillery. This Company offers su
perior inducements to any one desiring to
enter service. It is free from guard and
picket duty, is permanently located at Savan
nah in pleasant quarters —thus avoiding
the fatigue and exposure of the march and
bivouac—is admirably equipped in all res
pects ; is well ted and well clothed. Re
cruits, will receive the usual bounty, a fur
lough, and be furnished transportation to
Savannah. A recruiting'liijt will be found
ar the Drug Store. J. A. HILL,
Recruiting Officer.
Jan. 20. 1804. 14-2t*
One Thousand Negroes wanted for the
’ War.
C. S. Engineer’s Office, )
Savannah, Ga., Dec. 28, 1863. j
XN order to furnish a permanent lab&ring *
force for the defences of Savannah, and
to obviate as far as possible the necessity of
impressment, the undersigned has received
authority from the Secretary of War to hire
one thousand negroes for the war, and it is
desired to collect this force without delay.
The terms are liberal, and it is believed
will be satisfactory to the owners.
For pe.vticuiu.ra, appliootum u»USt be made
to this office. JOHN McCRADY,
Captain and-Chief Engineer,
State of Georgia.
Jan. 20, 1864. 14-lm __
Clay County Sheriff Sale.
WILL bo sold, on the first Tuesday in
March next, in Fort Gaines, between
the usual hours of sale, the following pro
perty, viz: One town lot. in Fort Gaines—
number not now recollected —it being the lot
where James lleokworthy’s Tailor Shop now
stands, containing one half acre, more or
less. Sold as the property of James Ileck
worthy, to satisfy a mortgage fi. la, issued
from Clay Superior Court, in favor of John
11. Jones, James N. Ramsey and William J.
Weems vs. James lleckworthy.
Also, will be sold, at the same time and
place, one town lot in Cotton Hill, Ciay coun
ty —number not known—it being the place
where John M. Smith lived in 1863, known
as the -Jesse Gilbert place. Sold as the prop
erty of the Estate of Jesse Gilbert to satisy
a tix fi. fa. issued by John W. Norris, Tjx
Collector of Clay county.
THEOPIIILUS PEARCE,
Jan, 27,1864. 15-30 d Deputy Sheriff
"notice7
TIIE firm of Andrews & Swann, Attor
nevs at Law, has been dissolved by mu
tual consent. T. B. ANDREWS,
T. T. SWANN. ,
Blakely, Doc. 13, 1864. 13-3 t
Forms for Drawing Soldier’s-
Pay,
STATE OF GEORGIA, 1
COUNTV OF— T- ‘ r ;
BEFORE me - ■~~ an acting- Justice of
the Pence, (or Notary Public,), In and
lor saiil oounty, personally came Mrs. -—>
who being duty sworn, says shcis tlio moth
er of , deceased, late a ——» n company
—of the Georgia Volunteers. Sb£ fm
ther declares that her said 6on, , diid
on the day of , IBG-, and that Ira
left neither wile, child, cor father eutriving
him.
(Signed)
Sworn and subscribed to beforo mo thia
day of , 18C-. j. P.
Also, personally came ,of oonn
ty aud btate of Georgia, who, being duly
sworn, says that the statement* in the abo>«
affidavit he (or she) personally knows to bo
true,
(Signed) 4 .
Sworn and subscribed to before mo tlus
day of 18G-.
j, p.
I. . tvn acting Justice of tlio Peaoo
(or Notary Public) in and for said county
of . do certify that the above named
witness is personally known to me tosbe of
good standing, and whose affidavit is enti
tled to full faith and credit.
Given under my hand, and official signa
ture, this day of r , 186-.
J. P.
Know all Men bv these Presents, That
I, Mrs. , of the county ol , ami
State of Georgia, being the mother of „
deceased, who died in the eeavice of th»
Confederate States on the day of ,
186-, do make, constitute and appoint. ,
of county, and State of Georgia, my true
and lawful attorney, in fact to receive a'*d re
ceipt for all monies, goods and chatties that
may be due me as heir of my son, ,dec'd,
by virtue of his military or other service to
the Confederate Statos: hereby ratifying
and confirming all lawful acts of my ’said
attorney in the premises.
(Signed) .
Witness: J. P. •
I, , Clerk of court of coun
ty, Scale of Georgia, do certify that ,
whose genuine signature nppuars above and
before whom the above affidavits and power
of attorney were made and executed, is ta
acting Justice of the Peace, (or Notary
Public) in and for the county of—- State
of Georgia, duly commissioned at the time
of signing the same, and ali his attestation*
as such are entitled to full faith and credit.
Given under my hand and seal of offioe
this day of , one thousand eigfy
hundred and aixty-
Clerk Court, County, Georgia.
NOTE.—The affidavit may be made either
before a Justice of the Peace or Notary
Public, and the certificate of its legality
may be made either by a Clerk of the Supe
rior, Inferior, or Court of Ordinary, with
the seal attached.
Ail claims made out according to the
above instructions and forwarded to the,
War Department will be attended to.
DR. R. C.
Blakely, Early County, Geo,,
Intending to make a permanent residence
in Blakely, offers his medical services, ih all
branches, to the citizens of the place and
surrounding country.
May be found, at all hours, at the Drug
Store, unless professionally engaged.
vl-32-tf *
T, T. SWANN,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Biak?!y, Early Co., Ga.,
Will,give prompt attention to all business
confided to his care. v5-13-tf
~ NOT ICE. *
OrriCE Ga. Belief & ll’i-ital Asso’n., )
Augusta, Ga., June 23d, 1803. }
A MESSENGER of the Georgia Belief &
Hospital Association will leave Atlan
ta on or near the 10th of each month for Mis
sissippi, and will take charge of all boxes and
packages intended for the Georgia trooos in
that State, and will carry them to some safa
point near the and deposit them, and
notify the owners, or deliver them •to too
owners, if practicable, fret? of charge. Tho
boxfes and packages must be marked with
the names of the owners, their company and
regiment, and to the care of the Georgia
Relief and Hospital Association, Atlanta,
Ga. The Association will not be responsi
ble for any box containing perishable arti
cles, such as green vegetables.-i>os« *
and packages will be deposited at the V/ay
■ide Home, Atlanta, Ga.
W. If. POTTER, Gon’i Sup’k
Troy Manufact’ing Company,
‘CTTOODEN Ware, Furniture, MAtreases,
YV &e.. &c., for sale by
TROY MANUFACTURING CO.
Spinning Wheels,
AT wholesale and retail. by
TROY MANUFACTURING CO.
Camp Stools,
FOR sale I>y the
TROY MANUFACTURING CO,
Columbus, Ga., Sept. 24, 1862. v2-!9-tf
NOTICE TO TUB
Planters of Georgia.
Office Georgia Relief and b
Hospital Association. /
Those of you who have subscribed Cotton
to the objects of this Association, and who
have not yet put us in possession of the same,
•will please forward the bales subscribed, or
their equivalent in money, as we propose to
invest immediately the funds derived from
this source of supply in Clothing for the dev
titute and suffering of the Army.
By order of the Executive Committee.
JOSEPU R. WILSON, Ciwrantn.
Oct. 15, m 2. I-ts